SAVANNAH AOR 4

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Wichita Class Replenishment Oiler Keel Laid 22 January 1969 - Launched 23 April 1970 USS SAVANNAH AOR-4 Commissioned 5 December 1970 - Decommissioned 28 July 1995 Struck from Naval Register 29 October 1998 Sold for scrapping 27 January 2009

Naval Covers

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1. USS Savannah AOR-4 Covers Page 1    (1983-1995)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post office established 5 December 1970 - Disestablished 28 July 1995

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n) (USS)

1970-12-05

Commissioning, cachet by General Dynamics - Quincy Shipbuilding Division

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1983-01-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (USS)

1977-01-20

Inauguration Day

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1993-11-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ft(n)y (USPO)

1983-01-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS)

1991-09-20

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n)(USS)

1995-07-28

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)(USS)

1995-07-28

Last Day in Commission

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Ceremony Station" Norfolk, VA

1995-07-28

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS SAVANNAH earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, two (2) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A large city on the east coast of Georgia.

Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name SAVANNAH - USS Savannah (1798 1-gun Galley), USS Savannah (1842 Sailing Frigate), USS Savannah AS-8, USS Savannah CL-42,
USS Savannah AOR-4 and USS Savannah LCS-28.

2 ships of the Confederate Navy bore the name SAVANNAH - CSS Savannah (1861 Gunboat) and CSS Savannah (1863 Ironclad)

The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean was SS SAVANNAH (1819)

The first nuclear-powered merchant ship was NS SAVANNAH (1959-1972)

 

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